Nancy Marie Pimental (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and film and

television writer A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. T ...

Early life and education

Born in

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

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, and of Portuguese descent, Pimental graduated from Somerset High School in 1983 and

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is a Private university, private research university in Worcester, Massachusetts. Founded in 1865 in Worcester, WPI was one of the United States' first engineering and technology universities and now has 14 ac ...

in 1987. At WPI, she was a member of the

Phi Sigma Sigma Phi Sigma Sigma (), colloquially known as Phi Sig, was the first collegiate nonsectarian sorority to allow membership of women of all faiths and backgrounds. The sorority was founded on November 26, 1913, and lists 60,000 initiated members, 115 ...

sorority and completed a degree in

chemical engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials int ...

Career

From 1998 to 2001, Pimental was one of the writers of '' South Park.'' In 2002, she wrote the script for the film ''

The Sweetest Thing ''The Sweetest Thing'' is a 2002 American comedy film directed by Roger Kumble and written by Nancy Pimental, who based the characters on herself and friend Kate Walsh. It stars Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate, and Selma Blair. Plot A group ...

,'' which has been described as "the forerunner to films like ''

Bridesmaids Bridesmaids are members of the bride's party in a Western traditional wedding ceremony. A bridesmaid is typically a young woman and often a close friend or relative. She attends to the bride on the day of a wedding or marriage ceremony. Traditi ...

'' and '' Girls Trip''." Replacing

Jimmy Kimmel James Christian Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the host and executive producer of ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', a late-night talk show that premiered on ABC on January 26, 2003, ...

, she served as co-host of the

Comedy Central Comedy Central is an American basic cable channel owned by Paramount Global through its network division's MTV Entertainment Group unit, based in Manhattan. The channel is geared towards young adults aged 18–34 and carries comedy programmin ...

game show A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be participatory or demonstrative and are typically directed by a host, ...

Win Ben Stein's Money ''Win Ben Stein's Money'' is an American television game show created by Al Burton and Donnie Brainard that aired first-run episodes from July 28, 1997, to January 31, 2003, on Comedy Central. The show featured three contestants who competed to an ...

'' from 2000 to 2002. In 2010, Pimental joined the staff of the Showtime

dramedy Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

'' Shameless'' (U.S. version) as a writer and producer, and later as an executive producer.

Filmography

Actress

* ''(818)'' (2008) * '' Prey for Rock & Roll'' (2003) * '' Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd'' (2003) * '' Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star'' (2003) * ''

'' (Uncredited, 2002)

Writer

* The Mick (2017) *Bad Girls (2012) *'' Shameless'' (2011–2021) * ''

'' (2002) * '' South Park'' (25 episodes, 1998–2001)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pimental, Nancy 1965 births American film actresses Screenwriters from Massachusetts American game show hosts Living people Actresses from Massachusetts Worcester Polytechnic Institute alumni People from Somerset, Massachusetts American women screenwriters American women television writers American television writers 21st-century American women